Patents by Inventor Kazunori Tahashi

Kazunori Tahashi has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Vehicle seat lock
    Patent number: 7494187
    Abstract: A hook member of a vehicle seat lock engages with a striker fixed to a vehicle body. An opening lever is pivotally secured to the first base plate to constitute the first subassembly. The hook member is pivotally secured to the second base plate to constitute the second subassembly. The first base plate is coupled to the second base plate. Between the first and second base plates, a sensing member is pivotally secured in parallel with the hook member to detect invasion of the striker in the hook member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignees: Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd., Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hisashi Inoue, Shigeo Kakuta, Naoya Seto, Masahito Minoura, Shinji Suzuki, Toshikazu Araki, Kazunori Tahashi
  • Vehicle seat lock
    Patent number: 7404605
    Abstract: In a vehicle seat lock, a striker is mounted to a vehicle body and a hook member is mounted to the seat back. The striker comprises the first and second engagement portions which selectively engage in first and second engagement grooves of the hook member to hold the seat back in two kinds of standing positions. The hook member is pivotally secured on a pivot to open and molded with synthetic resin to buffer impacting of the striker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignees: Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd, Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hisashi Inoue, Shigeo Kakuta, Naoya Seto, Masahito Minoura, Shinji Suzuki, Isao Shinagawa, Toshikazu Araki, Kazunori Tahashi
  • VEHICLE SEAT LOCK
    Publication number: 20070210587
    Abstract: In a vehicle seat lock, a striker is mounted to a vehicle body and a hook member is mounted to the seat back. The striker comprises the first and second engagement portions which selectively engage in first and second engagement grooves of the hook member to hold the seat back in two kinds of standing positions. The hook member is pivotally secured on a pivot to open and molded with synthetic resin to buffer impacting of the striker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2007
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Inventors: Hisashi INOUE, Shigeo KAKUTA, Naoya SETO, Masahito MINOURA, Shinji SUZUKI, Isao SHINAGAWA, Toshikazu ARAKI, Kazunori TAHASHI
  • VEHICLE SEAT LOCK
    Publication number: 20070200410
    Abstract: A hook member of a vehicle seat lock engages with a striker fixed to a vehicle body. An opening lever is pivotally secured to the first base plate to constitute the first subassembly. The hook member is pivotally secured to the second base plate to constitute the second subassembly. The first base plate is coupled to the second base plate. Between the first and second base plates, a sensing member is pivotally secured in parallel with the hook member to detect invasion of the striker in the hook member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2007
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Inventors: Hisashi Inoue, Shigeo Kakuta, Naoya Seto, Masahito Minoura, Shinji Suzuki, Toshikazu Araki, Kazunori Tahashi